More than $109 million of California’s share of the money for cleaner vehicles funded by the giant settlement in the Volkswagen diesel scandal will be used to buy, among other things, zero-emissions vehicles (ZEVs) for drayage. The South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) announced earlier this month that it was releasing about $109.3 million…
After numerous rides in autonomous trucks monitored by safety drivers in case of a mishap, I found it almost surreal to climb into Aurora Innovation’s Class 8 driverless truck, buckle up, hear the engine rumble to life and the air brakes disengage, and feel the truck move under its own power — with no one…
Heale Labs plans incentives to data sharing The logistics industry has traditionally struggled with effectively managing and utilizing data. In an interview with FreightWaves, Todd Haselhorst, founder and CEO of blockchain startup Heale Labs, highlighted the problems he experienced in data management in his past supply chain work.“We spent 35% of our budget just focusing…
On a recent episode of Taking the Hire Road, Lindsey Trent, President and Co-Founder of Next Generation in Trucking, joined Jeremy Renner to highlight her work in creating a pathway to attract younger workers to the trucking industry. One of the inspirations Trent highlights for creating Next Generation in Trucking was persistent shortages in skilled…
The board that sets the strategic direction for the pilots’ union at FedEx Express is projecting a united front after last week’s acrimonious debate over ending federal mediation of contract talks. The effort suggests there is more agreement than meets the eye and that aggressive steps are necessary to counter the company’s alleged intransigence. Despite…